Let's take a closer look at five key principles of classical conditioning: 1. Acquisition. Acquisition is the initial stage of learning when a response is first established and gradually strengthened. During the acquisition phase of classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
Generation X refers to the generation of people that were born after the generation of âbaby boomersâ which happened after World War II.t was back in the early part of the 1950s that âGeneration Xâ was first coined by Cappa to describe young people in pictures after World War II. After which, the term was used to refer to the young generation who seemed to have no identity, hence the âXâ in the term.
Generation X is an estimated 50 million strong. Most demographers agree that GenXers were born between 1964 and 1984 â putting them between the ages of 26 and 46. This generation is often referred to as âbaby busters,â as they are attributed to a rapid decline in birth rates after the Baby Boomers. Moreover, Gen X is a highly educated and sophisticated group â with more than 60% of the population having attended higher education institutions.